Overdiagnosis is not a problem, but misdiagnosis may be as people are driven into the private sector by long waits, and sadly, missed diagnoses remain common —Tamsin Ford

Experts are warning that far from being over-diagnosed, people with ADHD are waiting too long for assessment, support and treatment.

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[–] ThirdConsul@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (17 children)

If ADHD is common enough to be prelevant in 5% of population... Then to me it seems like its not something we should be drugging people for, but instead adjust the lives to it?

I mean we don't give "righ-handeness" drugs to left-handed people. We give them left-handed scissors.

[–] itistime 5 points 3 weeks ago

“ 12.0% Estimated percentage of the U.S. population with diabetes”

https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/php/data-research/index.html

So, should diabetes not be treated?

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